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Assessing whether mycotoxins in poultry feed could predispose chickens to fatal disease even at low levels.

ARS makes managing cropland easier for growers worldwide.

Science may boost the cotton nonwoven industry and clean the environment.

ARS scientists improve nutrients and add value to rice crop.

New research aims to stop loss of cacao plant whose "cacao bean" seeds are the source of chocolate.

Researchers and the sugar industry join forces to refresh the environment.

Dr. Pugh made major advances in understanding the role of the bacterium that can cause pinkeye in cattle.

ARS researchers identify plantain and banana hybrids with resistance to black leaf streak disease.

Researchers turn organic waste into products that protect people and the planet.

ARS scientists are using genetics to keep the Louisiana sugar industry vital.

ARS scientists explain how farmers can use nitrogen while both saving money and protecting the planet.

ARS researchers are working on strategies to protect herds from transmission of brucellosis.

ARS-funded researchers are studying the role of nutrition in reducing health risks for preterm infants.

New online tool helps California farmers reduce the risks of climate change.

ARS researchers find answers in the unique biology of the ocean.

ARS researchers are finding new, more sustainable uses for ethanol byproducts.

New website delivers spectacular images and details of some of the world's bees.

A look at how ARS will guide fruit and vegetable production in the future.

ARS scientists are always coming up with innovative ways to tackle problems that really bug farmers.

ARS researchers are investigating whether insects are involved in the transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

Methyl benzoate is equally effective as both a government-approved food additive and as a pesticide.

ARS soil scientist Hal Collins is studying the impacts of retaining carbon in soil.

ARS scientists found a way to make a valuable compound from bread waste.

ARS scientists are using remote sensing to help wine grape growers improve irrigation strategies.

Double-cropping system improves a farmer’s profit margin by growing cattle feed between rows of a cash crop.

ARS has developed a “foam charcoal” that eliminates the need for lighter fluid.

Fungi that can naturally disable or eliminate insects may be key to protecting pecans’ future.

A decade ago, ARS began a project to photograph the effectiveness of an ancient erosion-control technique.

Have you ever wondered how long a mosquito needs to bite you to pass on a pathogen?

Next-generation laboratory gives scientists the ability to expand research established at Plum Island.

Online quantitative food microbiology database contains information on how microbes grow, survive, and die.

Microalgae could provide a strong, sustainably produced artificial diet for honey bees.

Berries are among the many flavonoid-rich foods that may help slow the onset of Alzheimer’s disease.

Developing sustainable and commercially viable bioplastics made from agricultural materials.

Scientists are studying magnetic senses in leaf-cutter ants, a major pest for tropical and subtropical crops.

Researchers are using peanut skins to fortify milk chocolate increasing the chocolate’s antioxidant levels.

Frost-resistant Wiñay potatoes were developed through international joint research with ARS and Peru.

ARS recently developed a strategic vision for improved models to predict erosion and how to control it.

Eliminating screwworms from the United States saves nearly $900 million in lost livestock each year.

ARS scientists make important advancements against ASF virus which causes a deadly disease in pigs.

ARS scientists have identified a method to improve the safety of ready-to-eat foods.

A biobased kitty litter is made from eastern red cedar flakes and other biodegradable ingredients.

An ARS team is studying the effects of biochar on poor-quality or significantly degraded land.

We're reflecting on what we at ARS accomplished during 2020 as we gear up for 2021.

ARS researchers are working to combat the invasive pest guava root-knot nematode.

The team building the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility continues to take challenges in stride. 

The Agricultural Genome to Phenome Initiative is working to build a better dairy cow.

Scientists are using ultraviolet light to kill pests of strawberry and other fruit crops.

George Washington Carver's legacy lives on at the Agricultural Research Service.

Thanks to major clover-centric breakthroughs, we’ve found yet another reason to love clover this March.